Facing Down Death

Short Reflections on Death, Love and Happiness

Authors

  • John Hills Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.65828/pw3sb893

Keywords:

Death, bereavement, realism and illusion, humanitarian practice, the truly 'MAD', the circularity of understanding, suicide game, 'hard wiring' for life and death, human happiness, love, peace, living fully with meaning
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Published

2010-01-01

Cite This Article

Facing Down Death: Short Reflections on Death, Love and Happiness. (2010). Existential Analysis: Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis, 21(1), 124-135. https://doi.org/10.65828/pw3sb893
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